Chapter 3

We could hear sirens and a fire truck went screaming by us as we walked, but nobody bothered us. After a while my breathing began to settle down, and I noticed my hand was being held. I felt comforted…and still had no idea who this person was. As soon as I had calmed down, I had to run into the bushes to throw up. Go figure.

After that we sat on a log back from the road a ways in a clearing. We looked at each other with some recognition. I went, “Bri…” and Britt went “Jus…” and we both stopped.

“I’m Jack now,” I said.

Britt said, “I’m Brandon.”

So I said, “I’m gay.”

And Brandon said, “I’m transgendered.”

So there we were.